Awarded the prestigious accolade of Worlds Best Building
MahaNakhon is a luxury mixed-use skyscraper currently located in the Silom/Sathon central business area of Bangkok, Thailand.
With its distinctive sculptural appearance, MahaNakhon has been carefully carved to introduce a three-dimentional ribbon of architectural 'pixel' that circle the tower's full height, as if excavating portions of the elegant glass curtain wall.
The top of the tower houses a multi-level three-floor Terrace Bar & Restaurant with dramatic double-height spaces, private dining facilities for entertaining, and a rooftop outdoor bar with sweeping 360° views of the skyline and river, floating 310 meters above the city.
The Name: Art in Paradise Bangkok
What you can do: Immerse yourself in the art
Target audience: all age groups
The interactive art Museum has been specifically designed to encourage visitors to get into each scene and create your own unique photo art.
Conveniently located in a modern shopping centre The Esplanade in Ding Daeng at the Subway station MRT Thai Cultural Centre only a few kms from Siam centre.
All photos / videos of our visit, June 2016 are posted in the Newsflash link http://goo.gl/HtPxJV
Nearby Attractions
Massive funky flea market Ratchada Train markets, located at the rear of the Esplanade Shopping Centre and a short walk to Thai Cultural Central and Siam Niramit (world famous stage performance of Thai Culture; history to present day)
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Duration: allow 2 hours Cost: approx 400 baht per person
Transport: 100mtrs from Subway station Tourism value: High - nearby Icons, shopping centre for retail comforts, food drinks, cinema Ice rink in Esplanade Shopping Mall
Maggie Choo's Jazz Bar Lounge . Exotic Asian atmosphere, authentic and detailed touches of every spots in this joint. Great and wide selection of boozes, one if the best hideaway jazz-exotic spot in Bangkok.
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Maggie Choos Jazz Bar Restaurant in basement of Novotel Fenix Hotel, Silom, extra ordinary theme decor that attracts so many, come come see, SM hubhttp://goo.gl/8KZor2
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There is plenty to see here and easy to join in the culture make your wish for good fortune
across the road is 5 star shopping and only 200 mtrs to the skytrain station
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one of the genuine rooftops, 360 degree view open air (no roof)
The word "vertigo" is most appropriate, the last level must be walked up a flight of stairs on the outside of the building and for some that's really testing their will... lol
The location is close to MRT (subway) station Lumphini so it's an easy walk, the area is Silom, the commercial business area where you will find many other interesting nightlife Icons, include the infamous "Pat Pong" night markets which also double for naughty bars .. lol
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Cost: low
200 baht to 400 baht for kids and adults, check the website for discounts and promotions
Duration: allow 2 hours to visit the 6 zones and snap your photos Transport: MRT (Subway) station next door
Nearby Attractions: Yes
The Mall has several attractions and more in the immediate area
Location:
Ding Daeng
about 3 kms from Siam Square
Bangkok, Thailand
Point of Difference:
Location: in town and next to the MRT (Subway)
Alternative services
Next door to Shopping Mall with attractions
The Flea market is gi-normous and bursting with arty culture.
Exceptional vision to infuse old and trendy, a really cool place to hang out.
Behind modern shopping centre, only 100 mtrs to MRT (subway).
Shopping Mall: The Esplanade
MRT Station: The Thai Cultural Centre
Creative vision by converted sea containers into multi levels, usual vans, tents and mats. Zones created to better manager food and drink (Bars, Restaurants). Very busy on weekends with lively bands, great vibe.
Wat
Pho is a a first grade Royal temple complex found just south of the
Grand Palace that is one of the most popular and frequently visited
attractions in Bangkok.
Originally
a monastery from the Ayutthaya period, King Rama I transformed the
buildings and renamed them to Wat Pho. Today, this 20 acre complex is
best known for the Reclining Buddha but there is quite a bit more to see
at Wat Pho (100 Baht per person, includes a bottle of water).
Most
visitors come to Wat Pho specifically to see the 48.5 meter long statue
found within the Phra Vihara (hall) of the Reclining Buddha. This is
one of the genuinely unique attractions in Bangkok and is reason enough
to visit Wat Pho.
When
you enter the the hall to see the Reclining Buddha, there are several
stopping places for you to photograph the giant figure. Try to take a
few pictures right in front his head as well as from the base of his
feet. Do make sure to have a look at the impressive mother-of-pearl
designs found in the base of the Buddha's feet. These are quite
impressive, as are the wall murals if you can manage to take your eyes
off the Reclining Buddha every once in a while.
After
the Reclining Buddha, we enjoy seeing Phra Ubosot, a large assembly
Hall surrounded by four viharas (smaller halls). The viharas are of
simple design and decor. However, Phra Ubosot is decorative and very
nice to see. The wall murals in particularly are memorable and we very
much liked the mother-of-pearl door panels found here. The courtyard
surrounding Phra Ubosot is enclosed by a cloister, which is lined with
over 150 Buddha images. These are arranged in a lovely manner and make
great photographs.
The Day is cool but its eerie at night
Another neat thing to see at Wat Pho is the series of small chedis that are situated about the Phra Ubosot grounds. These are colourful, decorative and quite photogenic. Even more impressive are the four giant chedi structures found between Phra Ubosot and the Vihara of the Reclining Buddha. These are each 42 meters tall and covered with glazed tiles that beautifully reflect the sunlight to form lovely images. A fun thing to do is to position yourself so you can take pictures with the small chedis in the foreground with the large chedi structures behind them. Other things we enjoy seeing include the Wat Pho Giants, similar to those seen within the Grand Palace complex, the many Chinese ballast (rock giant) statues that are placed around the temple complex as well as the hermit statues at the small rock garden called Khao Mor.
Website now includes Google street view into the temple and grounds - link
In the end, there are easily 2-3 hours worth of things to see at Wat Pho. Most don't visit for this long but you can certainly spend this amount of time if exploring the temple grounds if you like. To maximise your time at Wat Pho, it is best to have a look at the temple map before your visit. You can download a good map directly from the Wat Pho website.
Tip: You can combine a visit to Wat Pho with the Grand Palace. We would suggest allocating no less than 3-4 hours for the combined visit.
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We were dressed casual and threw ourselves into the mix, well actually they were auto drive and I was quickly consumed by the Thai social culture (a few drinks, food and music and away you go – the genuine smiles creates a happy fever and it’s so contagious).
In 2010 I visited again, this time in formal clobber after an AustCham members Sundowner. Our surviving group of 4 decided on a “roadie”, our Thai team delivered us here and we protested that our formal attire was not in sync (cultural difference).. we had a great time absorbing the happy fever!
I’m reminded "T.I.T." (This is Thailand) as long you smile and show politeness your welcome from anywhere and dressed in anything! (but be polite).
I'm back in 2015 and it's bigger and better, infact they just opened another branch with seats for 2,000 patrons .. what the !
The backing band is large the range of music took us from 'sipping ripple wine down in the lightnin' bar' to a Thai country style tune. The various singers were all talented with good strong voices that suited the style of music they performed. The girls wore tiny skirts and showed enough bare waist and navel to be considered on the cutting edge of modern.
Patrons
Mainly conservative middle class audience fill the cavernous room, the younger guys had the right haircuts (look like Japanese cartoon characters) whereas the Thai folk and morlam singers looked either like poor or successful country bumpkins. Make no mistake: this was a good show. The delivery was akin to being in the ring with Mike Tyson in his prime, but without the risk of having your ear bitten off.
Entertainment
The audience was not allowed a moments rest and the amount of dunkels being downed did their bit to contribute to the party atmosphere. The Thais know how to enjoy their music, actually any music just the loud sound and seeing anyone smile is enough to get them jigging and it’s most contagious. The girls have an outstanding ability to be innocent yet so sassy in their dance moves, I'm not so sure if some parents would approve. Despite the slight disappointment in the not so authentic German taste of the viands and brew, I had a blast watching the people genuinely having inspired fun and could not help but laugh in wonder at the play list and the way it was put together. If you want to impress look no further for dinner and entertainment under one roof.
The centre room is bulked with Tables and the wing area is 2 storey all having good view onto the stage show which never ends. The night engulfs you and everyone us standing at their table jigging along to their favourite tune or they wonder to the narrow dance area in front the stage to dance more or offer rewards to the entertainers (free drinks).
Food may be an afterthought to the 40,000 liters of lager and other beers brewed here each month, but the kitchen turns out decent Thai food, with some German and Chinese fare thrown in for good measure.
The taproom (which is really why you should come) especially boisterous when the Band is performing its fusion of Thai and Western music. On nights that the band's not playing, local singers perform Thai and Western favorites. Established 1999, Tawandang is a large venue and you guessed it: is very popular with the locals due primarily to the right kind of entertainment. There are three types of beer brewed on the premises, Lager, Dunkel and Weizen. They are available in containers that range from 0.33L to 5L.
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